Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Gudmundsson, Magnus T., Thordarson, Thorvaldur, Höskuldsson, Ármann, Larsen, Gudrún, Björnsson, Halldór, Prata, Alfredo, Oddsson, Björn, Magnusson, Eyjólfur, Hgnadóttir, Thórdis, Petersen, Gudrun Nina, Hayward, Chris L., Stevenson, John A., Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Eyjafjallajokull; Eyjafjallajökull; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2650992; https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572

The 39-day long eruption at the summit of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April–May 2010 was of modest size but ash was widely dispersed. By combining data from ground surveys and remote sensing we show that the erupted material was 4.8±1.2·1011 kg (benmoreite and trachyte, dense rock equivalent volume...